Hypertext Webster Gateway: "tripper"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Tripper \Trip"per\, n.
1. One who trips or supplants; also, one who walks or trips
nimbly; a dancer.
2. An excursionist.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
tripper
n 1: a walker or runner who trips and almost falls [syn: {stumbler}]
2: a tourist who is visiting sights of interest [syn: {sightseer},
{excursionist}, {rubberneck}]
3: a catch mechanism that acts as a switch; "the pressure
activates the tripper and releases the water" [syn: {trip}]
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